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殟鉢羅花（上溫骨反此即梵語唐云青蓮花也其花青色葉細狹長香氣遠聞人間難有或名優鉢羅也）。

Utpala flower (殟鉢羅花; the first character is pronounced wen-gu fan [w-]: This is Sanskrit, in the Tang language called the "blue lotus". Its blossom is blue, its petals are slender and long, its fragrant scent travels far, and it is rarely found among humans. It is also named utpala (優鉢羅)).